EART E-325 6 String Semi-Hollow-Body Electric Guitar, Roasted Mahogany Neck,Stainless Steel Frets, Playing Jazz,Tobacco Sunburst

Summary: Top notch guitar with stunning looks. Lots of tonal possibilities using the four knobs.The EAR 335 came extremely well packaged in a Styrofoam cocoon. The action was low and the intonation perfect right out of the box. I noticed some fret buzz on the lower frets with the low strings. I was able to add a tiny bit of relief and eliminate the fret buzz while maintaining the low action and excellent playability.I find this instrument very light and comfortable to hold. There are lots of tonal possibilities between the four knobs and pickup adjustments. It is loud enough to practice unplugged.I have no complaints whatsoever, but will mention a few things you should know.This guitar is not designed to use at very high gains, because it is more prone to feedback than a solid body. It is also difficult to add EMI shielding to a semi-hollow. I play my EART 610 LP when I want to get loud.There are no coil split circuits. You can get different tones, but those will all be darker than a Strat.Finally, beware of the manufacturers warning about the thin lacquer finish. I scratched the back of the guitar on Day 1 with my suspender. Don't be like me, and enjoy your EART!

First of all, I believe that I have watched every single review of this guitar that YouTube has to offer and watched most of them several times. Although most of them had many good things to say about this instrument, several also pointed out different cosmetic and/or build quality flaws which they said were to be expected when purchasing a guitar in this price range. (400.00) So as you might suspect, I had been preparing myself for at least a few small let downs upon receiving and inspecting this guitar. After spending about an hour unpacking, thoroughly inspecting and setting up this guitar I was absolutely, positively blown away!!! I’m telling you! I went over this instrument with a fine-tooth comb and could not find the tiniest flaw anywhere! The intonation was terrible, but I fully expect that when buying any new guitar let alone one that costs only 400 dollars. Setting up and tuning the guitar took no more than 15 minutes. As much as I thought I would be totally prepared to be wowed by the unbelievable attention paid to fret preparation (Based on many reviews) I was still left in shock! In all my life I have never seen a fret job as beautiful as the one done to this guitar!!! They were like tiny little vertical mirrors and as smooth as silk! I don’t own any high end Gibsons or Elite Fenders but let me tell you about some of the guitars that I do own, which I’m comparing this instrument to. (Epiphone Les Paul 1960 Tribute, Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor Pro, Yamaha Pacifica 612, Eastman (all solid wood archtop) None of these are dogs or even close to being poor examples of their models and I am here to tell you that this Eart (you gotta be kidding…..what’s an Eart) priced at 3and4 hundred less and even more than a thousand less in the case of the Eastman, blows them all away in both fit and finish and sound. Keep in mind that the 1960 Tribute sports a pair of Gibson 57 Classics. Now I know that sound is a very subjective topic but I’m telling you whoever designed the voicing on these pickups deserves a big fat raise! They have an incredibly mellow and Jazzy yet clear sound when played from the neck pickup and yet when you dial in a little treble and introduce the bridge pickup you can make it nasty! Unlike so many guitars I’ve looked at the pots on this one are incredibly responsive and smooth to operate. I predict that if Eart can consistently produce the kind of quality that I found in this guitar and do it at this price, Companies like Gibson/Epiphone and Fender are going to sit up and take notice (If they haven’t already!!!) As you might have suspected by now, I highly recommend this guitar to anyone who is looking for the value of a lifetime! Now I can’t guarantee that every guitar that Eart manufactures leaves the factory in the same shape as this one, but if they ever get to that point then the rest of the guitar industry best look out because there'll be a new sheriff in town!!!Happy Pick'n,Dennis

SPECS (my measurements, approximate):Weight 6lbs 6 ozTotal length 41”Body length 19.5”Body thickness 1-3/4”Lower bout width 15.5”Waist width 9”Upper bout width 11”Butt to tailpiece 7”Scale length 24-3/4”Nut width 1-5/8”String spread at bridge 2-1/16”Neck joins body at 19th fretNeck width at 19th fret 2-/3/16”Neck thickness at 1st fret 7/8”Neck thickness at 13th fret 15/16”Tuner ratio 12:1Total cost $433Comes in Styrofoam box inside a cardboard box; no case includedINTRO: I'm an intermediate amateur player, fairly new to electrics. I wanted an easy to play electric. I compared this instrument to my Ibanez AF53, and decided to keep my Ibanez. But overall I think the Eart is a good guitar. Not sure if it's a good value with all the good used guitars out there.THE GOOD:This came a day early, in good condition. Finish was very nice, no obvious flaws. Very well executed frets, nice rounded ends, set evenly down the fretboard. Fretboard is smooth and the grain is pretty tight. Action low but no buzzing. Binding very smooth, including where neck meets body, which is important if you play that high. Finish satiny, neck very smooth and silky. Very light at 6 lbs, 6 oz. I like the offset body, but that’s subjective. Intonation was fine to my ear. I’m not expert with electrics, but these pups sounded fine to me, with good range of difference between the twangy bridge pup and the mellow neck pup. Knobs work fine. Switch seems a little less positive than on my Ibanez AF53 but it switched effectively. It’s more compact than others of its general type, maybe an inch shorter overall, because the tailpiece is set closer to the butt end (about 7”). So if you’re short-armed you don’t have to reach as far toward the headstock to play on the lower frets. The body is pretty thin at 1-3/4”, which feels nice and snug against the player. I don't have the means of measuring the "compound radius" and "compound neck" shape Eart advertises, but it's an easy guitar for me to play.THE BAD:There’s quite a lot of neck dive, which is a deal breaker for me (I sent it back on Eart and Amazon’s very generous free returns system). I tested by using a cheap nylon strap with no friction and letting the instrument dangle; neck dives significantly. I don’t like having to hold it up while I play (I’m challenged enough as it is!). The nut is 1-5/8” wide, too narrow for me but YMMV. There’s no volute and I like volutes. I measured the tuner ratio at 12:1 (counted how many turns of the peg it took to rotate the spindle ¼ turn: 3), noticeably a little harder to dial in compared to the 16:1 and 18:1 on my other guitars. It will be a little challenging to restring because the tailpiece isn’t grooved like on my Ibanez AF53; you’d have to run the strings all the way through each hole instead of just laying it into the groove. Important? Depends how often you restring.VALUE:I bought my AF53 used in excellent condition, with a decent gig bag, for $300. I think it was a much better value, but this instrument is new after all, not used, and returnable, unless most used instruments. I don’t know how Eart’s competition is priced. But this is a perfectly good instrument if you like it and don’t mind what I consider to be its flaws. Had I kept it I would have had my luthier go over it, not because that was necessary but because I like rto know my instruments are playing as well as they can.